3 , 6; N7:1) ~vWD.LB WEDNESDAY, MAY 13. 1846. Z . ,. On our fourth pear, will be found the Constitu... ion :nd Bye-Laws of the society for the promotion of toculture and the Mechanic Arts, in !Susquehanna Written for the Bradford Reporter.] rtst Trers and Flowering Shrubs of Bradford County. Woodtnan ! spare that tree." 11 iN 15 a 5C35011 of the year in which forests arc pecu s,il teautuul. N•hile one species of trees is fully „d m { with its verdure, another is seen shooting out d ° prolog its bud, with its gray branches just mottled It creen lesee,. Here perhaps stands a tree clothed lull white oat' its blossonis,lind looking like an ap• •nuon beode the dark pine; there another with its as rio,ely locked as if no vernal sun had reached t dna teltan of the year our ancestors were wont to e a tito ft,llVity, a. if to welcome Nature in her May . i.olcs and music, May queens and dancing, intro and sweet smiles, were regarded by our tads , a. tit writ-tone for the Sprinea return. We lotd upon these no Chlitholl sports for us; yet in null, long Gone by, they read With a bewitch • Mien-A—and II our sports OM more manly and ft, is ill.i because they arc more innocent or natural, that are hare a higher relish for nature, or a better von of her beauty than they though, in our pride's selti,ll mood, W., 1101.1 thaw Limos as dark and tails,— let caw a‘e 11,111 our wealth of nand, re ling twat. grateful or relined ! !If tsv unto Nature aught r)r lorteer. of holier thought, they who cave Nublim,,t power I 6a:Millil,l,—Nlintilt,t flower e. the .11 , I1V f zta,l9onoe month now that it wan and ii a‘e have torsakeu the festivities of our an- Jr, nature has not forgotten to scatter the same ern. in ear rath. that she did in theirs, and the birds i they return from more sunny climets u. ulth the same niW rood notes. There is ~ thitic, cheerful in 'the notes of (beim songsters; every rent In ,citls to denote some new mood of mind lac huh• feathered warbler. The forest would be -in m .pring without its flowers, its green leaves 'ra Stlid turds.' NVith - theine, it is the temple of na- e—benascul m us tleroranons, enlivening in as mu- .nil divine in it. influence kn.. that the lore of look and the admiration of vers is re;;aaled as puerile—tit only for the amusement ikiren. There ts, however, a divinity that sneaks ,—they arc Hea%en's smiles, and if others ORE In dull cutaloguc of common thing,. reels 7 curry Meir tastes nor feel ashamed of my own !reams, 01 them. Our forefathers were wont to as ~a•e.+me rell;ious feeling with each flower, hillier it sprattZaround his door, Or :mt. - upon the heathy moor, Ilr In the forest's twilight glade ts-rr the wild deer its covert made— tkt heath, in forest and in nook F:wh barer wag wrttten a, a hoot. (M e blossom 'mid Ito leafy shade The ,IPZIn'S purity portrayed; 'old one. with cup all criiii , ou dyed `p•le of a Sasior ciueitied." ii thtN a m we are not content with emblems of out 11.1.1tnide—it is the age of philosophy, anti Plub,o+rh) would clip an angers wings,'• the t, rr.t trees 1,1 OUT' county which art` now from throe wititeey elreli and ei 7, int., are the Bevel% the Birch and many °theta. tlt • 1t...•h Fwzrt.. tvtani-t+ hare usually claFtv4l two t.e red beech F. Fr ri.!1:::;11(a..' and the I ato inclito.d to hero, t, thAt ttw•.. two spct•irs td .ome authors lor the al.l that hd.dation, sad and - other etrruni.tanceA pe%illee all the ditrereitee h.etereetl it C. 111,1 fell bereh, an d *lute !mech. The v4rlrty ennid red hee , h gri , n, in forests, front forty to " - -t's 4, 1 huh, its leaies are of a Inn:, oral shape, root nl a: the et:rt.-may, covered with fine hairs tieneatli.and tn-ihnl no their edge., and the base of earh leaf is $ hole hollowed. The nuts of this ,tree a re •dol. with >harp corners or angles. <arn•tr that is called white beech, has an oral ,otteed at the rauennty.toothed at its edges, wall a tin; hairs around the edge like eie 'astir , . The Jure snlnl, but iLs angles are not so acute as .e. 4 the fed beech. Both varietii. grow to the same lime, in catkin...and produce the sonic number in the cluster. The wood of the red beech is .‘cagst of .1 thin at of sap wood, which is tine , s , eed 3:1,1 of a light color. while the centre or heart of oof a dark red color, and has its early yearly oilcan d by its anular rings, which do not vary msbl train those of the sap wood. The wood of the vcl t consists almiSst entirely of sap wood—is 4'n F ninrii, and the bark has a smoother and more ' :vacs appearance than the red beech. He e then r the ditTerenee between the white and red "eh, th e white beech has the broadest leaf, is fringed •.th hatrs on its edge, and is acute at its tale, while the 'I Swell has its leaf downy on its under side, and is at its base, The net of each variety is nearly the same—that of t'oe •hne beech being the plumpest. With the wood of cu b variety the'grams are the same, except the white `r6. is oLsow in its winter grains, while the red beech '4Ar gamed. These ditrerences hare been regarded wine hotatn , ts to be ouch as to form two species of 'ln of the same genus. Other botanists think these "3"'''`' me,not Verifie. but depend on the fertility of aad. and on the quick, rigorous growth of the tree. I to tachned to adopt the loner -opinion. The beech is confined to the uplands of our county, ' dares on the same - soil as the hard maple. Its nut "C'Y and nutritious, and the sap wood is used for car laeh, shoe-lasts, fuel, du. The heart wood is soea subject to decay, and in forests the decay ed, 4 . l, a etas we found with the heart wood entirely " 4. - 4 . The beech to most abundant iu the northeastern 14 ' 1 of vie tuned Mateo, in Canada and Near Brims a It bc6 ngs to the nineteenth class and twelfth "eer of the Litman syst em. T b . ech Du , is another native of our forests o - -eal.'r found with the beech. It riattcrl to THE ' BRADFORD -:REPORTER aments-or catkins, which bang loose on each twig, and give the tree an agreeable appearance before leafing.— Of the birch, we have two species in our county, viz:— Black birch (Bdulu Ludt() and. yellow birch B. Excelsa.) Both these kinds are too well known to require de. acription. They frequently grow to the height of eighty feet in our forests, and their wood is compact and strung, and is used for wooden bowls, cabinet work, fuel, &c. The bark of the yellow birch is bitter, but that of the young shoots of the black birch is spicy and pleasant.— There are many other species of the birch in the United States; but I am not aware that they aro found in our county. In open situations the birch forms a handsome tree for ornament. It belongs to the nineteenth class and fifth order of the Lintican system. 11. Towanda, May 4, 1846. One hour with thee ! when summer's sunset closes, And day's last blushes gild. the quiet grove ; One hour with thee !—to teach the shutting roses, And whisper in thine ear soft tales of lose ! All the fund heart has treasure,) through the day, At evening's dewy close, for faithful lips to say ! One sour with thee! when day's dull (oils are over, And wearied nature courts the peaceful scene ; thle hour with thee! when gentle spirits honer Around our guarded path—unheard, unseen; Then all the vexing cares of lCirsy day, One hour with thee, at eve, can well repay ! One hour with thee! when infant eyes are slerpiiir; The do.e-like sleep, that only childhood knows; One hour with thee! when e.e's pale star is keeping Her only watch, till Heaven with radiance glows : Like the true star, thou art the guiding ray That cheers my path, and lights me on my way' One hour wtth thee! outweighs the empty splendor The heartless jays for which so many live: For one such hour how gladly I surrender .111 fashion's crowds and fashion's pomp can give t•itelt of lfe's gaudy scenes, I steal away, ' To share thy converse at the close of day. NEcEsstiv or W ASIIING••=Dr. Wilson an eminent London practitioner, in a recent trea tise on this subject, re-published in New York by the Appletuns, Makes the following sug gestions: If the pores be obstructed and the transpira tion checked, the constituent. of the transpired fluids will necessarily be thrown upon the system, and as they are injurious, even pois onous if retained. they must he removed by other organs than the skin. Thee organs are the lungs, the kidneys, the liver and the bow els. But at will be apparent to every one that if these organs, equally, or one more than the other, which is generally the case, be calle . d upon to perform their own office pins that of another, the equiltb:ium of health must be dis turbed ; the oppressed organ must suffer from exhaustion and fatigue, and must become the prey of disease. Thus obviously and plainly. habus of uncleanliness become the cause of consumption and other serious diseases of the org As re:;.arrls the frequency of ablution, the Inc awl neck. trout their necessary exposure 1.1 the atindsphere and the impurities which the Liner contains, cannot escape with less than In o saponaceous ablutions in the twenty ours ; the lest. (rum thecontined nature of the cot clangs which are worn over them. require at least one; the armpits. from their peculiar formation in reference to the detention of secretions, and also from the peculir propor tions of the latter. at least one ; and the h suds iind arms so many as nicety and a refined taste may dictate. Nu harm can arise froth too fre quent ablutions ; much evil may result from their neglect. Our hearts are with our native land, Our sone, is for her glory ; Her warrior',, wreath is in cur hand, Our hie. breathe out her story. Her lofty hills and valleys green, Are hnght before us-- , Anti like a rainians bign is seen Tier proud flag waving o'er us. there arc smiles upon our lips, For those who meet the freetneu— For elorv's star knows no eellre, Whet' smiled upon by woman. For those who Mawr the mighty deep, And scorn the threat of danger, We've smiles to cheer, and tears to weep For every ocean ranger. Our hearts are with our native land, Our .013:4 is for her freedom ; Our prayer is for her gaFaut band. Who strike where honor leads them. We lose the taintless au we breathe— '''rs freedom's endless bower ; IVell twine for him an endless wreath Who scorns a tyrant's power. The tell of France's beauties . rare -01 Italy's proud daughters ; Of &Lianas lassies. England's EMT, And nymphs of Shannon's waters. We need not Ixemttheir haughty charms, Though Lords around them how ; Our glory lies in Freedom's arms— A Freeman for a Lorer ! WELL A NMI:RED.—UncIe Bill Told was a drover from Vermont. Beim , exposed to all weather, his complexion suffered some ; but at the best was none of the whitest. Stopping at a public house near Brighton, a man rich in this world's goods. but of notoriously bad char acter. thought, as Uncle Bill came in. he would make bins the butt of a joke. As the black face of the weather-beaten wan appeared in the door way, he exclaimed : •• Mercy on us. how dark it grows." Uncle Bill. surveying him from head to foot coolly replied— •• Yes, sir; your character and my complex ion are enough to Salm any room." PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY, AT TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, -PA., BY E. 0. & 11. P. GOODRICH. One Roar with Thre. American Girl's Sang. " REGARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FROM ANY QUARTER." TRIAL OF M'COOK, FOR .4.TTEISIPTLNU TO BRIBE COL. PIOLLET Court of Consinon Pleas—Dauphin County. For olierina a bribe to VIC- TOR E. }WUXI', a member Commovvealth of the House of Representatives vs from Bradford County, atm one DANim. M'Coua. of the Committee on Banks, to induce hum to vote to sustain J the - Lehigh County Bank. The Gratid Jury returned a TRUE BILL, April 2Stli. 1816. The defendant beim , arranged April '29.1846 put in a plea of NOT GUILTY. The following - are the names of the Jury selected. viz.: elmstam Hoffman, Philip Bross!Pr, Noah Snyder, William Friedley, Parthemore, Abraham Hess, Ludwiek Paul, Daniel Renshaw, Solomon File, John Daniel Kieffer, Robert Moody. JOH N K. K. Nr... Esq.. Attorney General of the Uon won wealth, and his Deputy. RIC H ARD M'AI.LISTER. Esq.. appeared on be hall of the prosecutor, and JAMES NITORMICK. JAMES COO PER and JOHN A. FISHER, Esq're., ap peared for the defendant. Alt. :WA ULSTER. opened and stated the , ase, and read the indictment. WILLIAM JACK. clerk of the House of Representatives was called and sworn. Ile produced the election returns of Brad ford County, on the 2d Tuesday of October. last, and which were sent to the House of Rep-1 rest:titan, es. and read on the first day of the' session of the legislature on the filth °Pianos ry last, showing that Join L. WEBB and Vic- TOR E. PitiLLET were duly elected Representa-1 trees. Ile also produced the original Journal of the llouse, showing that V. E. Prollet was duly sworn to discharge the duties of a repre sentative, and that he was subsequently ap pointed a member of the Committee on Banks, together with Messrs. Samuels, Steele, Barber Unhands, Kline, and Pomroy (of Franklin county.) all of which were read in evidence to the jury. He also produced sundry memo rials to the Legislature asking for an investiga tion into the management of the affairs of the Lehigh County Bank, and preferring charges and allegations against Vial institution, and which had been referred to the Commute on Banks :—Also resolutions of the House offer ed January 28, 1816, and adopted February :Id 1846, authormint , the Committee on Banks to inquire into the truth of the charges, with power to send for witnesses not exceeding four in number, and for papers. The Resolutions were read to the jury, but Mr. M'Cormuck, and Mr. Fisher. counsel for the Defendant, objected to the admission of the memorials as ' not only irrelevant, but opening a door for re butting testimony, which it would be improp er to produce. The Attorney General con tended that the memorials were relevant, being referred to in the resolutnms of the House which had been read to the jury, empowering, the Committee to investigate the charges against the Bank. Mr. COOPER one of the 14.1endant's Counsel replied— The Court reserved the point for the present, and adjourned until 2 o'clock, P. M. WEDNE:•DAV. 2 o'clock, P. M Vivant E: PioLter was called and sworn. I am a member of the Committee on Banks of the present House of Representatives. On Saturday the 14th day of February, 1846, in' the afternoon, I left linefiler's bar-room to go , to my room. About the time that I arrived at the head of the stairs. some person spoke to me from behind. I looked round and saw Mr. McCook, and he said he wanted to speak to me. I walked immediately to my door and asked him to walk in. I handed li o n a chair and he sat down. Ile said he wished to speak to me about the investigation that was going ; on in relation to the Lehigh County Bank, I which was then before the committee on Banks of the Legislature. Ile stated at length why lie came. and in what manner he was interest-I ed. Ile took from his pocket a written list of Papers printed by Moses Y. Beach—said that Mr. Beach was a friend of hi s , a nd was also connected with him in the Bank—that Mr. Beach was a strong paitient friend of ours— bad been one of the first to engage in the affair of annexation of Texas. lie had assisted him at various times. in various ways. He had as sisted the State of Ohio in die,payment of her interest; and that it was very important to him and Mr. Beach. and our party, that no action should be had against the Lehigh County Bank. The paper, which he handed to me, was a calculation of the number of copies of the New York Sun and other papers, which Mr. Beach issued. To this I replied, after listen ing to him, that the investigation had been in stituted upon the presentation of memorials signed generally by citizens of Lehigh county, and specific charges. sworn to by Jacob Dillin aer and others, as good men as were in Lehigh County. The charges were of a character that demanded. in the opinion of the committee, an investigation, as well for the public as for the Bank. Mr. McCook seemed to be widen he impression that there was a feeling by Dr. Samuels and the enemies of Bank, that had prejudiced the action of the Legislature. I as sured him there was nosuch feeling. The in vestigation would he fair one—that if the charges were unfounded, neither he nor Mr. Beach would have any thing to fear. Ile M inded again to Dr. Samuel's deep prejudices. I told him I knew no one of the committee that prejudices would affect. I remarked to hint" that it would be unfortunate for the Bank if any papers or books should be With-held, which would prevent the committee from obtaining a full knowledge of the affairs of the Bank, anti endeavored to convince him of the fairness with with which the investi g ation would be conduct ed. He remarked that there was fear on the part of some of our friends, that the Legisla ture would take the same course in reference to Banks that they had taken in 'Ohio. I told him I knew of no such feeling. 1 was oppos ed to making any new Banks, or increasing the Banking capital, but was in favor of recharter ing sound Institutions, under proper restric tions. I told him, as. courteously as I knew how, that political considerations would not have any effect upon me. After some general conversation of the same import. Mr. AlcCook got up and left my room. I did not see McCook again until Monday morning, as I remember. Seme time in the evening of Saturday, in conversation with Mr [Here the Counsel for the defendant object ed to any thing said when Mr. McCook was absent.] On Monday morning, not far from nine o'clock, I was sitting at my fire smoking a ci gar, preparatory to going to the Hill, when Mr. McCook walked into the room, drew a chair close to me, and said-- I have written for your father to come here." 1 Said he had dose wrong. My father ,was an old gentleman-72 years old—he could not make a journey to Harrisburg at this season of the year—and reinarked—.• What do you want of I my father?" lie replied-- I have written to him to come down here to assist MC in the investigation against the Lehigh County Bank.' I remarked that my father knew nothing about legislation—thai lie had done very wrong. He repeated again that lie had written to him and offered hem $3OO to come down. I stud he would write and explain himself to my father. He would think it very singular—Ahat he want ed no one to assist him in the investigatii.M. neither was it necessary to incur any expense. He followed by asking we if I knew of any one else that he could get to assist him. I told him that I knew of no one, and that he did not need any one. He said he would pay into my hands, or any one I would name, FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. if I would vote for a report in favor of the Bank in com mittee. He further said, that there were three of the committee in favor olthe Bank. I mov ed my chair around, adjusted -my feet, and said very little more. What I dud say was at intervals—parts of speech, Mr. McCook went on urging his proposition upon me. He re peated what he had said before substantially. In this conversation he repeated that lie would place in my hands $5OO if I would vote for a report in comiiintee in favor of the Bank. He asked me to think of it, and got up and remark ed;, that he would see me again at ten o'clock that evening and left the room. I saw him again that evening : But I will first state that it was after ten o'clock when I came home that evening. When I went to my room I found that Mr. Buehler had placed my brother-in-law in my room. I founda note in my room signed Daniel McCook, requesting me to see him in No. 22, where we could be more alone. I did not go. A little while af ter I rectiivcd and read the note, Mr. Good rich, and I think, Dr. Salisbury. came into the room. While we were talking Mr. McCook opened the door and stepped into the room.— He simply remarked that he would see me again. if I was alone, and lett the room. The gentlemen who were there alter a while left.— After they were gone one of the servants came into the room—or I rang the bell for him. I told the servant to say to the gentleman in No. 22, that I was alone. Mr. McCook came im mediately into the room, and exhibited a bun dle of papers. which were numbered—one of which was a receipt from the Cashier for $lOO.OOO to Moses Y.-Beach, fur the capital stock of the Lehigh County Bank. and other papers. which he said would be laid before the committee on Banks. Ile exhibited a report of the previous Legislature among the rest, and said that I could examine diem at my leisure. and that I would find them all right. He said he wished to give me $250 now. " I should have said before, that tie asked the if I had made up my mind. I said nothing upon that point. Ile repeated that lie wished to give me *4250 now, and $250 when the report of the committee was made. I remarked to him that his offer of $5OO in the morning was bet ter, or something, to that effect. I defined re ceiving. or acceding to huts proposition. Ile stated that he would give me a note for the $250. indorsed by any good man. to be paya ble when the report was made. I told him it would be best not to do it. I evaded the sub ject and declined talkini , about it. lle urged it upon me, and said he h ad no more money with him—that Mr. Beach. and others with whom he acted, were down at Herr's hotel, and that lie would go and see them. and get the money. He remarked that he would see me again in the morning, and left the room. The next morning - (Tuesday) I went to my room from the barber's shop. not tar from nine o'clock. and found Mr. McCook sitting. by my fire. Ile took off his hat and said / hare got the money, Ile took from his hat some bills, in one or two packages.and commenced count .. ing them ott his knee. I stood by him and looked at him' while he was counting the mon ey. The bills were of various denominations. Ile counted $395, and took from his pocket two quarter Eagles, and reached them towards me anti said-- I will have to ask you to wait for the $lOO until the report of the committee." I pulled open a drawer and remarked-- you can lay the money there." lle said, you will now vote for the report of the committee: and remember that my honor is in your keeping. I made no reply ; and he left the room. I immediately rungrdlie hell. and the servant came, when I requested him to go and ask Mr. Laporte or.lllr. Burrell to come— [Mr. COOPER here objected to any thin said or done when Mr. McCook was not pres. ent ; and a discussion arose on the question, between the ATTORNEY GENERAL on the one side, and Messrs. COOPER. McConuics and Fishes on the other.l The Court decided that the motives of Mr. Piollet could not be given in evidence; but the facts to show the disposition of the money could. Mr. PIOLLET resumed— I sent for Mr. Buehler. who came to my room. 1 told Mr. Buehler to count the mon ey and seal it up; and he did so in my pres ence—sealcd it up and gai - e- at to me. 1 went bathe House of Representatives and handed the money to the :speaker. and left it to stile disposition of the House, on Tuesday. imme diately after the money was laid in the draw er. The package was endorsed hr Mr. Bueh ler (The package was here prpductql.) Mr. Piollet said-- This is die endorsement by Mr. Buehler." cnosS EX [NATION Questioned by Mr. McCormn•k you count the money ? Answer—No. Q. Dtd you close the drawer alter tl was put in ? . . A. I shoved it in Q. Was the drawer in your use' A. I think it was a drawer in which I put loose letters. My impression is that the drawer was not locked when Mr. McCook came in. It was not locked I think, after the money was put into it, after McCook left the room. I did not usually keep it locked. There were some Plainfield notes. The, package was here ()rimed by the Pro thonotary. and the following, was found en closed : Two Quartrr Eagles, . S 5 Plainfield Notes. 261 Lehigh Cotiiiiy Bank, 30 James Bank, 3 Springfield, 15 A we nea. 1 . ; . 1 Notes on various other Banks, 78 Cross examination continued There was nothing improper in the conduct of Mr. McCook at our first interview. unless it was urginepaitied/ considerations. There was nothing said about e pens:mon at the first mee ting on Saturday. I think I did not receive front Mr. McCook the paper ront•tiniug Mr. Beach's publications, which he handed to me. Mr. McCook and myself did not walk tochurch on the Sunday after our first interview, as I ree ollect. 1 might have said in the course of some of the conversations with McCook, when he asked me to name a person to help hint, that two persons could kerp a serret better titan three. or words to that effect. I told him in substance that there was no use in auy third person, in our several interviews. I did not say that if there was any cash a going I would take that myself. When he offered me the $2501 told him that I would not take it. I told him that he had before made a better offer. 111 mention ed any sum as before offered to inc. it was $5OO. lam not positive on that point. I did not re fuse to take less than $5OO. The sum be laid in the drawer was $lOO. I do not recollect say ing to Mr. McCook that as he had offered to de posite.ssoo for some other person to assist him. he had better give it to me. Ile said he would give me or any person that I should name, $5OO. I never told him that I would take the money. When I told him that - his offer of $250 was not as good as the offer previously made. I meant to leave him to infer what he pleased. I refused to receive his note for $250, indorsed by a gond indorser. because I was not settled in my mind whether to receive it or not. as I was consult ing friends. I never stated to Col. Piper. or any other person. that my character bad been suffeneg for some year., and now I had an op portunity to vindicate it. or that I_ now had an opportunity t , prove that I was an honest man; neither in connection with this trmsaction, nor any 4ither. Ido not remember having any con versation with Col. Piper since my statement to the Muse, in relation to this affair, except receiving a list of papers published by Moses Y. Beach. Ido tot recollect having any con versation u, ith r.l:de (from Somerset) except at toy seat, after I had node the disclosure to the flonse of Represent-tits - es. 1 then endeavor ed to give him a brief account of the affair as it happened. After a while some one entitle up and told me that I had better Out make any statement. as I might be called upon to state publicly. I then stopped ; and held no either conversation on the subject. Court adjourned until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning Tilugsmy. April 30 I fi46. The Court met at 9 nelork. A. M. The cross exammauun If Mr. Prot.LeT re sumed. Questioned hy. Nlr. Cooper. Did you not say to Mr. McCook at tuu second nocrview, that you had calculated nut to call in a third per son—that volt undristood each other—that it was presumed that you would have to do tii. business. nod that by-God you would have the money also ! AnSwer-bc Mr. Piollet. No So ; nor II or thing to that effect. - Q. Did you ever state to Col. Edie, or any other rerson. that during une of your interveiws with Mi. McCook, tun looked up at hint sig nificantly and said to him, that youi understood each other, and that d there was to he rine mon ey paid you preferred receiving it yourself to have it paid to a third person? A. I do not remember to have said so. Q. Did you say iit ynur seemid interview with Mr. McCook, after he sugm.stell that your brother=in-law was in town, that it was better not to communicate with any third person : That if you were to I•et money you wished to fortify yourself for the meeting of the romminte M the morning. or words to that effect ! A. No Sir ; I did not. Q. Dud you say so at your second interview I! A. No Sir. I did not. as I re , i ember. Q. You said in yourex-imination-in-chief yes tetchy. that after Mr. • McCook deposited the money in the drawer. he said-- j\ou• von Will rote for the report in committee on the Bank, and that rmor my honor is in yourkeepiti2. Did you say any thing of the kind in your 'examination before the Legislature. :1.1 think I did. Q. On Tuesday evening after the meeting of the committee of Investigation, did you not have a conversation in the bar-room at 13iiehler's tavern with Col. Piper: and did you not then say. aiming other things. that - your desi , m in the transaction with McCook. was to lead him on and catch him ? A. 1 don't remember having any eonvemation with Col. Piper after the esposure in the House. Q. Did you ever say in the presence of John \l. Pomeroy, member of be House of Repres eniatice, that you had had suspicions of there Lehigh County Bank men, and that you thought you would be able to catch one of them, oreome of them vet, or words to that effect ? The ATTORNEY GENERAL objected to this question as irrelevant, and as opening collateral issues. ton material to to case. Mr. Ftsucit replied. that he deemed h mate rial and proper evidence. The indictment char ged Mr. M(-Conk with attempting to seduce and bribe Mr. Piollet. If it could be shown that in stead of Mr. McCook seducing Piollet. Piollet was:endeavoring to lead ou and seduce McCook, the indictment would The pima was further disussed by the_Attor nev General and Mr. MeCossucx. when The Court decided that the question could be put to the wittneps, as it related to the subject COMM Mr. Monet answered. As I was leaving my seat alter the House adjourned, on the day that I made my statement to the House, prating through the House to the door I encountered Mr. Pomeroy of Franklin, who put some ques tions to me touching the statement 1 had made in relation to this affair. I made some hurried reply as I was passing along. lam not able to say what it was. It was after I had made my statement that some gentlemen came to my scat. and 'remarked that the statement l might make might be misconstrued to effect the testis molly I might be called upon to give, and I was upon my guard when I spoke to Mr. Pomeroy. Q. Did you ever ask any member of the Leg islature who was soliciting your vote for the in corporation of a Banking company whether such compny had any feathers, or words to that effect ? ;400 l A. On the first day, I think, of the session. myself and colleague, Mr. Webb, were in our seats. Mr. Bartholomew, member from War ren county, came to our seats and said . to me. that he wanted a Bank chartered fur Warren county. I said laughingly, that if any corpora tion got my vote, it must he a very pretty one— mus! harefcathers equal to the peacock—all in joke, laughing. Mr. Bartholomew replied that they were willing to take the individual liability clause, which the Governor recommended in his message. What would that be worth in %%arren ! He replied that it was as good there asfany where else. Q. After the money had been given, and after it was sealed up by Mr. Buehler, and you had taken it to go with it to the House, as you stated in your examination-in-chief, did you call at any place on your way to the House I/ A. After the money was sealed up by Mr. Buehler, 1 walked round the square and called at the Reporter office, to see Mr. Diller in' rela tion to his publication of an article I had given him before. McCook was in the office at the table with Mr. Diller. Mr. Diller rosef rom the table and came to the door. I stepped back, and asked him if the article I had given him would appear in that paper ? He said it would and I proceeded immediately to the Hill. and stopp ed no where else. Q. At the first interview which you had with Mr. McCook. did he not tell you dtstinctlythat he did not wish you to do any thing in Motion to the investigation of the Lehigh County Bank that would compromit your honor and integrity as a gentleman. or your principles as a Demo crat. or words to th at - effect A. No such language was used by Mr. Mccixok on that occasion. or any other, to my knowledge. Ile made no allusion to my vote in the first interview but confined hts statements to the affairs of the Bank. • R. T. GALLOWAY, a member of the House of Representatives, was called and sworn. I was a member of the last Howie of Repres entatives, and a member of the committee to in vestigate all the charges against Mr. McCook. Question by Attorney General. Had you any conversation with Mr. McCook after the investigation of his case before the Committee in relation to the matter ?-11 any state IL A. The committee of investigation made their report on Saturday morning the 21st of febrtia re 1846. The same evening immediately after supper, Mr. McCook met me in the bar room of Mr. Buehler's Hotel, where we both lodged. Ile stated to me that he wanted to have. a con versation with me. I enquired of him, what the subject was which he wished to convene about. lie italed that it waswith reference to the difficulty he was then in. I apparently hesi tated for a moment. Ile then followed it up by saying that he thought there was no impropriety in having a conversation with me, as the com mittee had made their report, and the matter was disposed of so far as the House was concerned. I acquiesced to his wish, and incited him to my room. We went to my room, and after being seated, he stated that his object was more to hav4 a friendly conversation with me than any thing else. He commenced his cvnyetsition by asking me, whether I was a member of oho Presbyterian church. I gave him an affirma tive:answer ; and be then stated that Ire was al so a member of the same chutch. He said he was in a very unpleasant situation in reference ai this matter, as he was not only a member himself, but his wife was also, and that he bad a (study of eleven children,—that that evening was the evening of the weekly prayer meeting in their church, and that the prayer meeting was bolding at his hose that night. He stated, how different his situation was, under ill circum stances in which he was then placed. and what it would be . if he was at home to join with them. There was good deal more of similar moven*. I %inn- He then approached the subject of the inves tigation before the CoMmittee. and spoke somewhat hamlity at the contusion the coin= mittee had come to. His words mere--that we had treated him badly, by not giving-him an opportunity of being beard before the House either by himself or. Counsel. I remarked that as a member of the committee 1 had discharged my duty as I thought proper. and that I would nut hear any thing on that subject. He rePti ed that he had no fault to find with me, in the committee, but he thought that the Chairman of the Committee had done him great injustice. by - the course he had taken in the investigation. [SEE SECOND VASE SM:1113=1 4lreo
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